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I am writing concerning your biography of Tony Taylor, former MLB player. The paragraph below is the one that needs to be edited. The description of the play is in error. According to the article: "Stan Musial was at the plate facing Bob Anderson with a count of 3–1. Anderson's next pitch was errant, the ball evaded catcher Sammy Taylor and rolled all the way to the backstop. Umpire Vic Delmore called "ball four", but Anderson and Sammy Taylor contended that Musial foul tipped the ball, which would mean the ball was still in play." The home plate umpire could not have called a foul tip because the ball was not caught; it evaded the catcher and rolled all the way to the backstop. His call of BALL FOUR meant that, like a foul tip, the ball was still alive. What seems likely was that Bob Anderson and Tony Taylor argued that Musial had fouled the ball, making the count 3-2 instead of a walk, and the ball would have been dead. I suspect that Anderson and Taylor did argue that Musial had foul tipped the ball, a term which, incorrectly, refers more often to a foul ball that is barely touched by a bat and is not caught. Technically, a foul tip with always caught and is a live ball.

Len Knighton